On October 26, 1977, the day after his mother died, French philosopher and literary theorist Roland Barthes began the “Mourning Diary”—a series of reflections written on small pieces of paper the size ...

Since my first day as a university student back in October 1984, I have kept a diary. What started out as my attempt to write a real-life Secret Diary of Adrian Mole has turned into 30 years of ...

I’ve been toying with giving up my chronic chronicling, perhaps even deleting the evidence – but something always stops me Under an awning at night with the rain coming down. On the top deck of a bus ...

The first time I taught a college course called “The London Diary” for young Americans studying abroad back in 2002, each student ended up with a tangible book of memories, a handwritten record of ...

Since my first day as a university student back in October 1984, I have kept a diary. What started out as my attempt to write a real-life Secret Diary of Adrian Mole has turned into 30 years of ...

Teachers in England are struggling. A recently released government report on the working lives of teachers found that teachers’ wellbeing levels are lower than the general population. More than half ...

Keeping a diary is a brilliant way to look after your mental health and document your memories. Liz Beardsell, who has written over 10,000 diary entries in her lifetime, shares her advice on how to ...